Potato Salad

I have had this recipe flagged in my google reader for a very long time, but never had the opportunity to make it. I decided enough was enough and made it for our Labor Day Cookout. I love how this potato salad has a light, tangy flavor from the lemon and freshness from the herbs. [...]

Creamy Fruit Salad

I first had this fruit salad when I went to a cookout at my Dad’s house, and it was so delicious! I am not even sure if Creamy Fruit Salad is the real name, everyone just kept calling it “the fruit stuff that Sam brought.” Well Sam was nice enough to give me the recipe. [...]

Seven Layer Salad

I had never had seven layer salad before, but after seeing it on Amber and Carrie’s blogs, I thought it would be the perfect thing to bring to a cook-out today. I love how versatile this salad is, I used the vegetables that I liked and layered it in a trifle dish. Everyone at the [...]

Barefoot Bloggers: Panzanella

It’s Barefoot Bloggers time again! This weeks recipe was chosen by Melissa at It’s Melissa’s Kitchen and comes from Barefoot Contessa Parties! Panzanella is also known as a bread salad and it is delicious! The fresh french bread croutons were the best part, but the crispy vegetables and tangy vinaigrette were also very good. I love how [...]

Shredded Tex-Mex Salad with Creamy Lime Dressing

I watched Sunny Anderson make this on her new show, Cooking for Real, last weekend and thought it looked like a great way to eat a salad. I was a little disappointed though, overall the salad was ok, but it seemed like it was missing something. I am not sure what, so I think I [...]

Blue Cheese Dressing

I had some leftover blue cheese crumbles that I wanted to use up, so I searched for a dressing recipe. I found this one from Cooks Illustrated and since I have generally had success with their recipes, I figured I would give it a try. This blue cheese dressing was creamy, tangy and had the perfect [...]

Fresh Broccoli Salad

I was trying to find a side for our Memorial Day cookout when I came across this one in my e-mail inbox from allrecipes.com. At first I was a little skeptical, looking at the list of ingredients, but it had very high ratings, so I decided to give it a try. I was pleasantly surprised, [...]

My Favorite Salad

Not necessarily a recipe or even really blog worthy. However, it is the new year and everybody is on a health kick, so somebody out there might be looking for a little inspiration for a different salad. If your that someone, here you go!

My Favorite Salad

Romain lettuce
Blue cheese crumbles
Craisins
Toasted walnuts (Bake at 350 degrees for 5-8 minutes, until [...]